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Medical News | Medical Articles - Pregnancy / Maternal Health - Sep 18, 2018 Edition

	September 18, 2018
	Pregnancy / Maternal Health
	The latest pregnancy / maternal health news from News Medical

Overweight mothers more likely to stop breastfeeding sooner than healthy weight women

Overweight mothers are more likely than those classed as being of a healthy weight to stop breastfeeding in the first week after having a baby and less likely to continue past four months, according to a new study from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Auckland.

			New research shows that neuromuscular changes during pregnancy lead to lower-back pain One of the most common complications during pregnancy is low-back pain, which affects between 50% and 70% of pregnant women. For the population on the whole, lower-back pain is associated to changes in the spine's biomechanics.

			Research shows pollution is reaching the placenta The evidence of air pollution – the soot and the fumes, has been seen in the lungs till date. In a new study, for the first time, the evidence of air pollution is seen in the placenta of a pregnant women.

	Children born by cesarean more likely to develop food allergies, shows study Children born by cesarean, or C-section, more often develop food allergies. The opposite applies to very preterm children.

	Fetal growth may improve if pregnant women use air purifiers, reveals study A new study led by SFU health sciences researchers Prabjit Barn and Ryan Allen reveals fetal growth may improve if pregnant women use portable air purifiers inside their homes.

	Epidural stimulation aids in recovery of individuals with spinal cord injury For the first time since 2009, Stefanie Putnam is able to prepare - and eat - meals for herself, put the vest on her service dog, Kaz, and drive herself to activities with her horse without losing consciousness or gasping for breath.

	Study: Women exposed to trauma in their lives gave birth to underweight male infants In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found significantly lower birth weights in male infants--an average decrease of 38 grams, or approximately 1.3 ounces--born to women who had been exposed to trauma at some point in their lives and who secreted higher levels of cortisol, a hormone related to stress, in late pregnancy.

	Babies exposed to higher levels of organochlorine compounds in womb may have worse lung function Babies exposed to higher levels of organochlorine compounds in the womb go on to have worse lung function in childhood, according to new research presented today at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

	Cord blood of babies provides clue to respiratory diseases New research has found children born in the last three months of the year in Melbourne may have a greater risk of developing respiratory diseases such as asthma.

	Delayed childbearing plays role in increasing number of multiple births Starting in the 1980s, the number of multiple births -- twins, triplets, quadruplets and quintuplets -- steadily increased from about 20 sets per 1,000 live births to almost 35 sets per 1,000 live births in the 2010s.

	Religious upbringing may be protective factor for health, well-being in early adulthood Participating in spiritual practices during childhood and adolescence may be a protective factor for a range of health and well-being outcomes in early adulthood, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

	New research on sperm quality updates advice for couples trying to conceive Could doctors at fertility clinics be giving men bad advice? Dr. Da Li and Dr. XiuXia Wang, who are clinician-researchers at the Center for Reproductive Medicine of Shengjing Hospital in Shenyang in northeast China, think so.

	Kidneys of babies with congenital heart disease tend to be enlarged at birth The hearts and brains of babies born with congenital heart disease are not the only organs affected by this common medical condition.